Soils Special Inspections for 2008
Soils Special Inspections for 2008
(OP)
heads up...was looking around the ICC site and now see that there will be a soils SI certification starting in Jan '08. SI for soils were included in the IBC2006 so many of us may see this coming up very soon. this will likely mean that the testing firm's presence onsite will need to be increased during earthwork activities. this will also likely mean that infamous requests for the "all the soil is good!" letter will start flowing in with little to no notice. i'm glad to see this finally coming through but am hesitent to see how well it is adopted/enforced.
anyway, here's the link to a little information (i suspect more info coming later this month)
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anyway, here's the link to a little information (i suspect more info coming later this month)
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RE: Soils Special Inspections for 2008
M Hall
Soil Analysis Technician
RE: Soils Special Inspections for 2008
No, lab analysis is covered by the lab certifying authority (AMRL to name one).
A Soils Special Inspector must be familiar with the laboratory work. But the the lab-tech won't need to read grading plans or make site visits.
"All the soil is good!" includes a workmanship evaluation of the stiffness of subgrades, the quality of placed fills, and bearing soils under the footings. Not just classifying what soils are there and whether it meets spec (but that is one part of it).
RE: Soils Special Inspections for 2008
thought about it a little more. you may be required to have NICET Level 2 in Soils certification to work on a project with Soil Special Inspections required. But, don't worry about the ICC certification linked in the post.
Assuming you're from USA, the state you work in plays a factor.
RE: Soils Special Inspections for 2008
as far as the test references, it looks to be a very basic test but somehow it's getting stretched out to 3.5hr. i took the concrete and masonry SI tests and commercial building inspecotr test and they were all pretty in depth. the references for the soils test seems pretty limited. i suspect they will do something similar to the concrete SI test where you must also pass the ACI level I test to get the full "recognition".
it's all still relatively pointless if there's not widespread enforcement (of the law)...but, at least it's all a start.
RE: Soils Special Inspections for 2008